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Gymdogs Take on Florida

Mary Beth Box during the Georgia Gymnastics Pink Meet against Kentucky on Saturday, January 24, 2015 in Athens, Ga.(Photo by John Kelley)
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No. 11 Georgia will hit the road for three straight weeks beginning with a trip to two-time defending national champion and third-ranked Florida on Friday. Pre-meet introductions will begin at 6:45 p.m., and the meet will be televised live on the SEC Network. The Gymdogs are facing their third-consecutive top-15 opponent, and next week they will travel to No. 2 LSU. This marks the second year in a row that Georgia will take on Florida in Gainesville.
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Georgia-Florida History
This marks the 137th all-time meeting between Georgia and Florida with the Gymdogs holding an 88-47-1 advantage. In 36 dual meets between the two schools, Georgia is 18-17-1.Georgia’s last win over the Gators came in 2009 and the Gymdogs’ last win in Gainesville was in 2008.
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Last Time Out
Tenth-ranked Georgia scored season-highs on all four events in a 196.975-194.225 win over No. 14 Kentucky in front of 9,957 fans last Saturday at Stegeman Coliseum. Georgia gymnasts also placed first on all four events, including a career-high 9.975 on bars by Brittany Rogers and a 9.925 on floor by Brandie Jay, who also tied for first on vault. Ashlyn Broussard set a career-high with a 9.9 on vault and tied her career-high on floor with a 9.85.
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Noteworthy
» In four of Georgia’s meets this season, 56 percent (54/96) of the Gymdogs’ routines have been performed by freshmen or sophomores.
» Seven different Georgia gymnasts have taken top honors on an event this season. Brandie Jay leads the team with four event titles, while Ashlyn Broussard has three. Chelsea Davis has finished first on bars twice, while Mary Beth Box has one beam title and a floor title.
» Georgia has 18 gymnasts on its 2015 roster, which is the largest in program history.
» Competitions against Florida and Alabama have traditionally been two of Georgia’s biggest SEC meets each season, and for the last several years they have either been held both at home or both on the road. Beginning this season however, the Gymdogs will face one of those teams at home each season as UGA will host Alabama in odd-numbered years and Florida in even-numbered years.
» Brittany Rogers competed on three events for the first time last week, and she turned in a career-high 9.975 on bars and a 9.85 in her first vault on the season. She scored a 9.7 on beam.
» Georgia shook up its beam lineup in the win over Kentucky last week and the result was a season-high 49.1. Mary Beth Box, who had led off the previous 13 meets dating back to last season, was moved to the anchor position, and she took top honors with a season-high 9.875.
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Rankings
The Gymdogs fell one spot to No. 11 in this week’s top-25. Current rankings are based on average overall team scores. In team event rankings, Georgia finds itself at No. 6 on bars, No. 11 on vault, No. 13 on floor and tied for 29th on beam. Individually, Brittany Rogers is ranked seventh on bars, while Chelsea Davis is tied for 18th, and Brandie Jay is No. 12 on vault.
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Up Next
The Gymdogs will be back on the road when they face second-ranked LSU Friday, Feb. 6 at 8 p.m. ET in Baton Rouge. The meet will be televised live on the SEC Network.